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New Minister Responsible for EU Affairs: János Bóka

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New Minister Responsible for EU Affairs: János Bóka

Kristóf Máth/Hungarian Conservative
Gergely Gulyás announced on Monday, 3 July that János Bóka will serve as Minister responsible for European Union affairs in the government from 1 August.
  • Ádám Bráder
  • — 03.07.2023

János Bóka will be the Minister responsible for European Union affairs in the government, Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás announced on Monday.

Gergely Gulyás stated that János Bóka will assume the position from 1 August. Bóka is currently the State Secretary for EU Affairs at the Ministry of Justice. Gergely Gulyás also noted that the appointment of Bóka comes as a result of the agreement between the prime minister and Bence Tuzson, nominated for the position of minister of justice, that European affairs would be separated from domestic justice matters and a new portfolio created.

The appointment of Minister János Bóka is justified by the fact that Hungary will assume the rotating presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2024. Thus, the task of the new minister will be to coordinate the preparations for the presidency with the country’s EU allies, as well as with the relevant ministries within the government, Gergely Gulyás explained. The prime minister will propose the appointment of János Bóka on 1 August to President of the Republic Katalin Novák.

Mr János Bóka is considered to be the Prime Minister’s EU sherpa. He received his JD and his PhD in law from the University of Szeged (Hungary) and an MA in European Integration and Development from VUB (Belgium). Previously, he served as a senior legal advisor focusing on EU law, private international law, cross-border insolvency and consumer protection at the Curia (Supreme Court of Hungary) and as the director of the Hungarian Academy of Justice. He taught EU law at various universities.

The future minister gave an interview to Hungarian Conservative in March, where he discussed the new rule of law framework, the growing political pressure of European Parliament and the Hungarian Child Protection Act.


Read more:

‘Hungary Is a Bona Fide Partner of the European Commission’ — An Interview with State Secretary János Bóka
Ádám Bráder graduated from the Faculty of Humanities of Eötvös Loránd University in 2021 as an English major specializing in English in the Media and Applied Linguistics. From 2017, he worked as an assistant editor at TV2’s news programme. After graduating, he continued his work as an online journalist, which led to him joining the Hungarian Conservative team in 2022.
  • Tags: appointment, Bence Tuzson, EU, EU Presidency, European affairs, Gergely Gulyás, Hungary, interview, János Bóka, Katalin Novák, minister, Ministry of Justice, state secretary, Viktor Orbán

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